Writing-instrument holder.



1. B FELICETTI. WRHING INSTRUMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-26,1918.

Patented 001:. 22, 1918.

JOHN BAPTISTE FEIlIGETTI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WRITING-INSTRUMENT HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, rare.

Application filed January 26, 1918. Serial No. 213,832.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN BAPTISTE FELI- on'rrr, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVriting-Instrument Holders, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide a writing instrument holder which can be quickly and easily secured to a writing instrument and which can be readily attached to a persons Clothing when the writing instrument is not desired for use.

Another object is to so construct my invention that the above mentioned attaching action will have a tendency to tighten the hold of the holder on the writing instrument rather than to loosen it.

A further object is to make my invention of simple construction and so that it can be easily removed from the clothing when the writing instrument is desired for use.

These ob ects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I

attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a writing instrument in the form of a pencil which has my improved holder thereon,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my improved holder and drawn on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 2,

Fig. 1 is an inverted plan view of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the holder shown in Figs. 1 to 1, inclusive, and

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of my improved holder showing a slight modification thereof. V

Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, of the drawing 1 represents my improved holder which is adapted to be secured to a writing instrument such as a lead pencil 2, as shown in Fig. 1. The holder 1 is made by coiling a piece of wire, the coil being in the form of a spiral or helix. The internal diameter of this coil is such as to snugly fit the writing instrument. One end portion 3 of the coil is turned or bent in a direction reverse to the direction of the pitch of the spiral and the part of this end portion which is adjacent the bending point 4 is spaced outwardly f m the convolution f t e 10011 from which it is bent, for a purpose hereinafter described.

' The extreme free end 5 of this portion 3 is pointed so that it will easily penetrate a persons clothing when the writing instrument with the holder thereon is slightly rotated and the pointed end 5 of the holder is pressed against the clothing. Furthermore, said pointed end 5 extends inwardly toward the body portion 6 of the coil 1 to form a normally narrow entrance 7 for the pierced portion of the clothing into the space between the bentportion 3 and the body por tion 6, as above described.

The coil of the holder 1 is preferably made of resilient wire, such as springsteel wire. Thus the attaching action of the holder to the clothing tends to slightly move the end ,5 away from the body portion of the coil until the holder has been properly attached and released, then the resilient nature offthe wire will cause the end 5 to move into its normal position and closely hug the clothing so that the end 5 will not injure the hands of the user or be otherwise undesirable.

The opposite end 8 of the coil is slightly bent inwardly to provide a point 9 and this point 9 occupies a position nearer the axis of the coil than does the part of the body portion 6 which forms the internal diameter of the coil. By having this construction when the coil is applied to a wooden writing instrument, such as the pencil 2, the point 9 will dig into or penetrate the writing instrument and thus prevent relative rotation between the holder 1 and the writing instrument.

7 It will further be noted that by thus having the portion 3 turned in a direction reverse to the direction of pitch of the spiral convolutions of the coil the hooking action of the same into a persons clothing has a tendency to reduce the inner diameter of the coil and thereby tighten the hold or grip of the holder on the writing instrument. This latter is an extremely important and valuable feature of my invention and one which renders the invention practical.

I preferably omit the point 9 when the holder is to be used on writing instruments, such as hard rubber fountain pens, or the like, so as not to injure the writing instru' merit and I have found that the mere tension of the coil around the instrument together with the reversing feature of the end which is adapted to penetrate the clothing, is sufficient to properly secure the holder to the writing instrument. I have shown in Fig. 6 an instrument holder in which the pointed end 9 of the coil is omitted and in lieu thereof the corresponding end 10 remains parallel to and within the confines of the body portion 6. In all other respects the construction shown in Fig. 6 is similar to that described in connection with Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, and I have, therefore, given similar parts corresponding reference numerals.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may he changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A writing instrument holder consisting of a member wound spirally in the form of a helix and having an end portion bent back upon itself to provide a hook pointing in a direction reverse to that of the spiral portion from which it is bent and adapted to penetrate material, substantially as described.

2. A writing instrument holder consisting of a member wound spirally in the form of a helix and having an end portion bent back upon itself to provide a hook pointing in a direction reverse to that of the spiral portion from which it is bent and adapted to penetrate material, said portion being spaced, adjacent its point of bend, from the convolution from which it is bent, and having a pointed end normally positioned closer to the coiled body portion of the holder than the adjacent part of said spaced por tion, substantially as described.

3. A writing instrument holder consisting of a member wound spirally in the form of a helix and having an end portion bent in a direction reverse to that of the spiral pitch and adapted to penetrate material, the opposite end of said holder being positioned closer to the axis than the portion of the coil which produces the internal diameter thereof so as to penetrate the writing instrument, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

JOHN iiAPTIsTE FELIOETTI. IVitnesses:

MARY A. INGLAR,

CHAS. E. Po'rTs.

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Washington, I). 0. 

